Scorpaena elongata Cadenat 1943 —Slender rockfish

Taxonomy. First record from Lebanon as Scorpaena elongata Cadenat 1943 by Mouneimné (2002: 116); recently recorded as Scorpaena elongata by Colloca & Lelli (2012: 13) and Aguillar et al. (2018: 82).

Distribution. Mediterranean Sea, eastern Atlantic: Portugal south to Namibia.

Conservation. IUCN: Global (LC: 19 May 2013); Med. (LC: 15 November 2007). Capture and threats: FIT, FIB, unknown. Occurrence: Rare. Low priority for conservation action .